It is pertinent to note that Satan did not and cannot create anything. Music (all forms of it) was created by God as were other things. What satan does is to take this created things that are good and pervert it to suit his needs. So, there is indeed some rock genres that have satanic roots. However, christians are beginning to adopt rock music and adapt its messages to the gospel. What you need to do is simply select what you listen to. If it sounds satanic, chuck it!!

Not all music is. Basically, you can say the same about any kind of music (hip hop, r&B, even juju), any music can be satanic depending on who's singing it, what their intentions are and what kind of message they're trying to get across. i personally don't think rock music is satanic.

You know, before there was rock and roll, some short-sighted individuals thought that bebop was satanic, what with its frenetic meters and such. Before that, people thought that jazz was satanic with its wild improvisational nature and fierce solos. Way back, some thought that the blues was satanic because it used scales differently than mainstream music.

Classical music was considered oh-so-wrong because it exhibited so much more textural emotion than that which came before it. And, speaking of which, the Baroque music of the mid to late 1600s was initially looked down upon because it embraced a complex, almost mathematical feel that made some uncomfortable.

Are we seeing a trend, here? Now that the Baroque and Classical are pretty much the "standards" of western music, and jazz (bebop and blues, too) are getting their scholarly attention, we can clearly see that rock music (now having been part of the world culture for more than half a century), is no more damaging to our collective sensibility than anything that has come before it.

If rock music is so bad, where's the scholarly support for the argument?

I just wonder what qualifies a song or a type of music as demonic, is it the lyrics?the dressing of the singers or is it the tone of the videos, whatever if these are in any way the reasons being adduced by the poster, well many so called 'gospel' videos made in naija qualify as satanic, someone told me a video by INFINITY looked 'satanic'

guys, whats with you all turning what was supposed to be an intellectual discussion into a kiddie shoutfest. On my part, I wouldn't come to any conclusions and say that any genre of music is evil BUT i think that it is imperative that you observe the source of the lyrics to the music that you are listening to. First of all, if you are a christian, then you must believe that it is what comes out of a man that defiles him and not what goes in because it is an expression of what is in his heart. Now, when a man calls it a joke to bad mouth God, not christianity, then i would not see any sense in listening to what he has to say, why? Its simple, he is a big fool, he does not fear God. Secondly, i don't think that a person who has nothing positive to say should be paid much attention and this goes for all genres of music. I believe that music should inspire, educate, uplift and be edifying. There is not much that a junkie or a murderer or a slut will sing and will be along these lines. My verdict, don't be quick to judge but be very careful of who wrote whatever it is you are singing and dancing to because music is a reflection of self.

Growing up in the US i have learned that 'demonic/stantic' messages are everywhere, in every genre of music. Between DMX, Black Sabbath, and Disney movies that have hidden mesages in them, one cant deny that. But to claim one genre of music is the vehicle of the devil is just a useless claim. I listen to a lot of rock because my mother didn't understand rap, heard an angry black man, and changed the channel, i know rock, and yes there are some that send the wrong message (demonic message) but i don't think beyonce jumping around half Unclad like a half possessed child is any better

Like my mom said when she saw the CNN Documentary about Nigerians in America. " GENERALISATION GBA"

this is nothing but a case of Generalisation. It's a common say that in order to relay a valid argument, one must state both sides. Many of you have failed to acknowledge the good works of others. It wasn't even a case of " Most rock band" " Majority of rock music" but rather "Rock music" which includes every genre of Rock. There are countless mainstream artist that have consistently acknowledge God in their music. Coldplay - a multiplatinum selling group- for one, sang this song

You hit the nail in the head( BRAVO ZULU ). Nice lyrist you named there, common, talib kweli, dead prez, by the ways have you seen Talib Kweli's new video Hostile Gospel - It was shot in Nigeria, talib was climbing Okada and stuff, he really embraced the culture without critisizing it.

TO Issue Concerning Rock Music.

I think the genre most people are refering is the Gothic side of rock music.

a rap song is always talking about how fresh how real how much money u got how gansta u are and poo,how to get girls.

a rock song is always talking about how gay how weird,and rock people are gay people undercover,dress in tight jeans piercing every part of they body looking nasty sneefing coke amin the hip hop tradition is something that black people got from the hood while they were struggling hard life,but a rock song is always talking about silly poo and having a hole bunch of tattoos.

It'amusing to say the least, your argument. Have you ever really listened to rock? I might be suffering from selective amnesia but most rock songs i listen to speak in very lucid terms about the depth and complexity of the human ex;perience. It's also true that some rock stars are all you described in your post but those you allude to are not representative of the entire genre. It's like drawing blanket conclusions on hip hop as violent, shallow, materialistic, denigrating to women, lewd (which some would ascribe to the work of demons of the last days) etc because of the work of some of their artists while ignoring the lifting work of people like talib kweli, dead prez, common, kanye west etc. So, I think it would be fair and only logical to understand the diffrerence between the main form and the extreme of any social or artistic expression.

oh pls "rock music is satanic" why cant u gys really think b4 u post i mean i looove rock hard core for that matter yeah some sing of dark stuff but if u had a nightmare after watching a rock video means nothing i have had soooo many nightmares after watching nigerian videos but this doesnt mean they are satanic its depends on who sings what simple

Although the Satanic backmasking controversy involved mainly classic rock songs whose authors denied any intent to promote Satanism, backmasking has been used by heavy metal bands to insert Satanic messages in their lyrics or imagery. Still, the majority of bands that use Satanic imagery have not been shown to be Satanists, and many bands have utilized Satanic imagery solely for commercial reasons.[38] For example, thrash metal band Slayer included at the start of the band's 1985 album Hell Awaits a deep backmasked voice chanting "Join Us" over and over at increasing volumes for 1 minute and 2 seconds until a deep voice says "Welcome Back."(listen (info)).[39][40][41] However, Slayer vocalist Tom Araya states that the band's use of Satanic imagery was "solely for effect".[42] Cradle of Filth, another band that has employed Satanic imagery, released a song entitled "Dinner at Deviant's Palace", consisting almost entirely of ambient sounds and a reversed reading of the Lord's Prayer[43] (a backwards reading of the Lord's Prayer is reportedly a major part of the Black Mass).[19][44

back in the day i thought all that gangsta rap was 4 real. these days when kids jbber about how tough 50 cent is, i just laugh. in showbiz, there no such thing as bad publicity. shock rises your artiste's profile and thats what sells records. end of story. campaigns against the hidden message etal will only make people go out and buy the music to see for themselves. for all you know some of these christain crusaders are nothing more than savvy publicists.

David A. Noebel (born 1937[1]) is an American religious leader. He is the current director of Summit Ministries, in Manitou Springs, Colorado in the United States. Since the 1960s, he has written widely on the relationship between religion and popular culture, and is an outspoken critic of secular humanism,[2] which he describes as a religion.[3]

Noebel was a member of the Council for National Policy beginning in 1984, and a candidate for Congress against Rep. Robert Kastenmeier, and was a former Associate Evangelist of Billy James Hargis's Christian Crusade.[4]Contents [hide]

Life

Noebel was educated at the Milwaukee Bible College, Hope College (Holland, Michigan, B.A.), and the University of Tulsa (M.A.). He studied philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but did not complete a doctorate; despite this, he and his organization continually refer to him as "Dr. David Noebel"[5]. He was ordained a minister in 1961.[6] He was pastor of Grace Bible Church, Madison, Wisconsin; president and professor of Biblical Studies, American Christian College, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association and the Southwestern Philosophical Society. He is also a member of the International Platform Association.

In 1962 he founded Summit Ministries, a Christian leadership training organization designed "to help parents prepare their teenage children to maintain and defend the Christian worldview in the midst of anti-Christian schools, universities, and society in general."[6] He has directed the Summit Youth Ministries since 1964. The ministry grew in size considerably after being mentioned on James Dobson's radio show.[6] He is editor of their monthly journal, The Journal.

In 1965 he wrote a pamphlet, "Communism, Hypnotism And The Beatles." It was followed in 1966 by Rhythm, Riots, and Revolution, which inflamed the debate about the presence of Communism in music, especially folk and folk-rock. [7] He saw contemporary popular music as a Soviet plot to brainwash American youth. Unlike other religious critics of popular music, he backed up his analysis with references outside the Bible, using scholarly footnotes and . The attack was influential and widely adopted by later critics of rock music.[8]

At the same time as a spoken word album, The Marxist Minstrels, was released. The back cover of the album promotes the book, which is said to describe "how the American Reds are using music to destroy our youth, Morally and Patriotically!" According to the blurb, Noebel spent two years writing the book and discussed it nationally in the media, including a feature in Newsweek.[9] The book The Marxist Mistrels, published in 1973, expands on his theory of the communist intentions of rock music.[8]

In 1977, he published The Homosexual Revolution, which was dedicated to Anita Bryant. In this book he describes how "homosexuality rapidly is becoming one of America's most serious social problems."[10] He later co-authored AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: A Special Report', and contributed frequent articles against homosexuality to The Journal.

In 1991 he authored the 900-page Understanding the Times: The Religious Worldviews of our Day and the Search for Truth, a textbook interpreting current intellectual movements, from Biblical Christianity, Secular Humanism, Marxism/Leninism, the New Age Movement, Islam, and Postmodernism. It is widely used among Christian schools, churches and colleges, either in its unabridged or abridged formats. Ministry Watch described it as his most notable book.[6] It was cited by DJ Grothe as changing his life, inadvertently, by introducing him to humanism.[11]

In 2001, Noebel co-authored with Tim LaHaye Mind Siege, which was a New York Times best-seller.[11] He has also produced a number of educational materials, including textbooks (with teacher's guides) and video curricula.

"Pop music is sex, and you have to hit them in the face with it." (Andrew Oldham, recording manager for the 'Rolling Stones')

"We take kids away from their parents and their environment to where the only reality is the rhythm and the beat." (Donnie Brewer of Grand Funk)

"Rock music is a greater influence over the souls of men than primitive Christianity." (John Denver)

"Sex is where its at in music, and I like it." (Johnny Bristol)

"I’ve always thought that the main ingredients in rock are sex, really good stage shows and really sassy music, Sex and sass, I think that’s where it’s at." (Debbie Harry, lead singer with Blondie)

"I'm in rock music for the sex and narcotics." (Glenn Frey of 'The Eagles')

"Rock 'n' roll is 99% sex." (John Oates)

", you meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you've been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: 'Write this down'" ([color=#990000]Carlos Santana, Rolling Stone magazine, March 16, 2000, p. 41)[/color]

"Everyone takes it for granted that rock and roll is synonymous with sex." (Chris Stein, lead guitarist with 'Blondie.')

"Rock music is sex. The beat matches the body rhythms." (Frank Zappa, superstar of 'Mothers of Invention' fame.)

"Rock concerts are the churches of today." (Guitarist Craig Chaquico of the group 'Jefferson Starship.')

“I felt like a hollow temple filled with many spirits, each one passing through me, each inhabiting me for a little time and then leaving to be replaced by another” (John Lennon, People, Aug. 22, 1988, p. 70).

The song "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones, is the official anthem for the Church of Satan. In it, Lucifer speaks in the first person and asks sympathy for all who meet him. Lead singer, Mick Jagger claims that Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan and author of the Satanic Bible, helped inspire their music! Their album titled, "Their Satanic Majesties Request", leaves no doubt to their allegiance!

Little Richard:"I'm the Rock 'n Roll singer that you heard about through the years. . . I was directed and commanded by another power. The power of DARKNESS. . . The power of the DEVIL. SATAN." (Charles White, The Life and Times of Little Richard, pp. 205-206)

I have heard that rock was satanic long ago but I felt it was untrue, not until I watched a documentary by Harun yahya saying many rock stars are satanists. There was a rock concert in the U.S and bibles were been torn and burnt on stage. People were really acting crazy.Shouting half Unclad and talking against God.

I personally believe that what makes a song satanic or not is the motive behind the songwriter's/instrumentalist's writing the song. That's why gospel rock is NOT satanic because the writer's motive is to glorify God.

Or haven't you discovered that as nice as latin music is, there are some instrumentals (not even lyrics) that are deliberately designed to arouse sexual feelings, which would be inappropriate for certain age groups and single folks. So it depends on the effect(s) the writer(s) intend it to have on people.

most rock video are made with the intention of shocking you, it does not mean all rock music is demonic, are Stephen king books and scary movies demonic as well? try and be logical in your thoughts, we Nigerians need that.

sure some of them are blasphemous and all that but thats secular entertainment for you , you need too sieve the stuff u listen to but over generalization is usually bad.